Event

The Neuro Film Series - "Concussion"

Wednesday, February 8, 2017 18:30to21:00

de Grandpre Communications Centre, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, CA, 3801 University Street, CA

Price:

No cost

The Montreal Neurological Institute invites you to discover science at the movies!

The 2017 Neuro Film Series opens on February 8th (6:30 pm) with Columbia Picture’s “Concussion” (2015). Dr. Alain Ptito, director of the Department of Psychology of the MUHC, hosts the evening’s film presentation. His specialization on using brain imaging techniques for examining brain trauma amongst athletes will bring about an engaging and mind-opening discussion about the multi-award nominated film. On January 27, Dr. Ptito and numerous colleagues and athletes will host Heads Up, a public lecture and scientific poster event to benefit concussion research (https://www.alumni.mcgill.ca/aoc/events-travel/EventDetails.php?id=MzA3Nzc).

About the film
“Concussion” starring Will Smith, Alec Baldwin, Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Albert Brooks, directed and written by Peter Landesman, is based on “Game Brain” by Jeanne Marie Laskas. The film is about forensic pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu (Smith), who discovers neurological deterioration similar to Alzheimer’s disease while conducting an autopsy on a former NFL football player. As Omalu’s findings on the disorder get published, other athletes face the same diagnosis – and Dr. Omalu pursues to raise public awareness about the dangers of football-related head trauma.

Neuro Movie Nights are free, and the popcorn is too!

We look forward to seeing you there!

Dr. Alain Ptito

Dr. Alain Ptito is Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery at McGill University. He has worked as a Neuropsychologist at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital since 1983 and he is now Director of the Psychology Department at the MUHC and a medical scientist at the Research Institute of the MUHC. Dr. Ptito’s research program involves the investigation of the mechanisms involved in cerebral reorganization and plasticity in patient populations (hemispherectomy, callosotomy, Parkinson’s disease, stroke and head injury). Dr.